1979

She's hunting for a story . . . And someone's hunting her.

1979. It is the winter of discontent, and reporter Allie Burns is hunting for the story that will make her name. There are few women in the newsroom and she needs an explosive scoop for the boys' club to take her seriously.

Allie and fellow junior reporter Danny Sullivan aren't afraid to raise hackles as they expose the underbelly of respectable Scotland. But shining light into the darkness creates powerful enemies.

When Allie comes up with a plan to infiltrate a Glasgow terror plot, it's the break she needs - and much more than just a story. Allie is a woman in a man's world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal.

This is the atmospheric, heart-pounding first novel in a gripping new series by the Queen of Crime Val McDermid.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian

'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express

'Compulsively readable' Irish Times

'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review

'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express

'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail